Oedipus All tragic heroes suffer a downfall because of their tragic flaws. In the Greek story of Oedipus, he is responsible for his downfall because of his tragic flaws and his hubris. When Oedipus was born his parents, King Lauis and Queen Jocasta, went to an oracle. They were told Oedipus would kill his father and marry his mother. Jocasta and Lauis didn't want this so they stuck a spike into Oedipus (means swollen foot) …showed first 75 words of 579 total…

…showed last 75 words of 579 total…of the gods may have a plan for all of us or they may not. In Oedipus's case, he could have resisted killing his father and marrying his mother. And the gods would have spared his family and himself, or that could have just been the way his life was meant to be. It is always best to just live life as it is meant to be and don't try to change any of it.